Location- Fully remote

Contract Term- 6 months

We are seeking a highly skilled Python Developer with strong GIS expertise to join a team working on geospatial data solutions. This role focuses on the design, development, and support of geospatial data pipelines, applications, and APIs, using modern open-source technologies.

The successful candidate will have proven experience working with large-scale raster and vector datasets, building robust ETL pipelines, and contributing to high-quality software solutions that support data-driven decision-making.

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines for large-scale raster, vector, and tabular datasets
• Build and support Python-based applications and geospatial data services
• Integrate external and internal data sources via REST APIs
• Collaborate closely with developers, designers, product owners, business analysts, and systems analysts
• Apply industry best practices for software development, governance, and maintainability
• Work with Quality Assurance teams to ensure high-quality, reliable delivery
• Conduct technical and benefit analysis for IT solutions and contribute to technology direction
• Research, design, implement, and manage new software programs
• Enhance and modify existing systems to improve performance and functionality
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Develop and maintain quality assurance procedures
• Support deployment of software tools, processes, and metrics
• Maintain, upgrade, and support existing platforms and services

• Technical degree (Computer Science, Geospatial Science, Engineering, or related discipline)
• Proven experience designing and building applications using Python
• Strong experience working across multiple operating systems and platforms
• Solid understanding of modern software development practices and tools

1. Proven Python Development experience

• Demonstrable experience in a dedicated Python development role (beyond ad-hoc Scripting)

2. Strong GIS Expertise

• Hands-on experience working with GIS concepts and datasets
• experience with large raster datasets is highly desirable

Programming & Tools

• Python
• Git (version control)

GIS & Geospatial Libraries

• Rasterio
• GDAL
• Shapely
• (or similar open-source Python GIS libraries)

Data & Integrations

• REST APIs
• JSON
• SQL

• Python
• GIS
• REST APIs
• JSON
• SQL
• Git

Job Title: Python GIS Developer

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Job Type: Contract

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